People's Liberation Army Rocket Force

The People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (Chinese: 中国人民解放军火箭军, Zhongguo Renmin Jiefangjun Huojianjun), also called the PLARF, was the strategic and tactical missile force of the People's Republic of China. The PLARF had a size of 100,000 troops in 2012, and its specialty was cruise missiles and ballistic missiles.

History
President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China formed the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) on 5 January 2016, replacing the Chinese 2nd Artillery Force. The PLARF consisted of 100,000 troops, and it controlled the country's arsenal of ballistic missiles, including nuclear bombs. It was one of the new formations of the People's Liberation Army, with the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force also being formed on the same day and the People's Liberation Army Ground Force being reorganized under Li Zuocheng.